Cabinet



J. H..,RAND, JR., AND v. F. KING.'

CABINET.

. 1918. 1y42996270 Pilldept. 319, 1922a `3 SHEETS vSHEET l.

J. H. RAND, 1R., AND V. F. KING.

CABINET.

APPLlcAmN FILED DEc.2,191a.

1.429.627., www@ sept.. 19,1922.,

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

' EWE/WM5 MMEEH. mm J@ I I l Z a Y I VW/i Eff/? I y l l* i a J. H. HAND, JR., AND V. F. KING.

CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2. 1918.

Imm@ Sept. I9. w22.

3 SHEETS-.SHEET 3.

Patente-cl Sept. l), M922.

llldllll STATES' arrasar' JAMES HENRY RAND, JR., .AND VERNON FRANKLIN KENG; 0F TONAWABTBDA, NEW YRK, ASSEGNORS T0 AMERECAN CARDEX C0. ENC., @F TONAWANA, NEW YORK, A GRPORATJION OF NEW YORK.

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Application filed lecember, 191.8. Serial No@ 265,067.l

To all whom t may cof/wem:

Be it known that we, JAMES H. RAND, Jr., and VERNON FRANKLIN KING, citizens of the United States, and residentsv of the city of Tonawanda., in the State of New York,

United `States, have invented certain newV fdrawers or slides may be readily removed from the cabinet when desired but are not liable toaccidental displacement in ordi nary use of the cabinet; and also to improve the construction of cabinets and slides so that the record holding portions of the slides may be releasably suspended vertically at the front of the cabinet when desired to facilitate examination of the contents thereof. Further objects are to pro-vide improvements in cabinets and drawers or slides therefor in the other respects hereinafter described and claimed.

Iln the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet constructed in accordance with this invenlloln. i

Fig. 2 is a sectionthereof through the lrnob or handle of the drawer or slide.

Fig. 3 is a section thereofl through the outer end of a drawer showing the label holder. l

Fig. e is a transverse vertical section through the top of the cabinet.

5 is a vertical section. through the front the cabinet. A

rio. d is a sectional elevation releasable connection end of Velevation no.

As best illustrated lin Fig. d, the cabinet is provided with side walls 11 and 12 preferabl constructed as follows:

ach wall is formed with an outer Wall memberl and an inner wall member 14, the latter being preferably formed of sheet j metal and having a plurality of spaced U- shaped bends ladapted to receive and bind against side edges of the partitions 10. This construction provides a. plurality of air cells in the side walls which, as is obvious, increase the tire proof character of the cabinet. 'lhe drawers B are provided with side flanges 16 and 17 adapted to receive and engage end rejections or tongues-of cards C. These si e flanges 16 and lZ arepreferably of substantially hook shape in erom section and terminate a distance short of thel ends ofthe drawers or slides, providing recesses 18'19, 2O and 21 which enable the cards to be withdrawnwithout bending the projecting tongues of the card that take under the anges 16 and 17.

The drawers' or body 4sections B of the K slidin trays are provided withgpivoted or hin e rear sections 22 connected tothe body er iination of the contents of :le lioolr on the under 622 of the slide engages hoolr tion and maintains the slide the cabinet with the li when . .1'.- to position @sin a slide has been pulled out/to sections by suitable means as for example" other.

iplet as shown in F ig. 6 in order to release t e hooks from engagement with one anrlFhe rear sections 22 are preferably provided with cushioning means such `tor example as springs 26 shown in the drawings, which contact with the rear wall oil the cabinet when the slides are moved to their innermostpositions and prevent any injury or damage to the slides or cabinet'when'the slides are forcibly shoved into the cabinet. The springs 26 serve the turther purpose ot preventin tilting of the rear sections 22 of the sli es by reason of the tact that they vpreferably contact resiliently with the partitions next above, thus insuring that the hooks on the rear sections and on the partitions will efectively engage as the rear sections are pulled forward to positions in which they project trom the iront ot the cabinet.

The invention also includes means tory preventing any play between the bodies B and the rear sections 2210i' the slides as they are moved in the cabinet. 'lhe preerred means for accomplishing this purpose comprise a. spring or other resilient member L26a on the rear section 22 and suitable abutment members 27 or the like on the rear. ends ot the drawers B. 'llhese parts are so arranged that when the drawers are alined with their rear sections 22, they will be under slight spring pressure owing to the spring members 26a pressing against the 'abutment members 27, which pressure prevents any noise as the slides are'moved, in and out of the cabinet. p

'llhe members 2.6 also serve to engage the partitions 'next above to assist springs 26 in maintaining the rear sections against tilt ing untilthey are partially withdrawn 'from the cabinet.

'llhe front end 'of each slide is preferably provided in its tace withl recessed portions 28 forming integral handles 29. l

As illustrated` in Fig. 3, the 'front ends of the drawers B are preferably formed by bending the metal forming the bottom oit the drawerv inwardly, upwardly and over to provide a tace 30, an upper flangel and a lower flange 32, which form an integral holder 'lor a suitable label 83.

rllhe drawers are preferably provided on their inner sides with longitudinal ribs or tracks which are adapted to support the cards. 'llhese ribs are preferably formed' by bending the metal bottoms ot the drawers B to provide longitudinal ycard supportin ribs 34:. A similar operation may provi e ribs 35 on the under sidelot' the drawers B, which ribs contact with the partitions in the sliding movements ot' the drawers or slides in and out ot the cabinet.

Fach compartment or cabinet A ma be provided with aslide rest D which is a apted to support the front ends ot the slides renacer when they are pulled out, as shown in Fig. l. Fach slide rest D is preferably provided intermediate of its length with a rule joint 36 which permits the forward end of the rest D to swing upwardly only, whereby when the rest is partially pulled out, the forward end may be swung upwardly over the liront ends of the drawers in the cabinet to constitute a cover, as shown in Fig. 5. llt desired, a loclr 37 may be provided in the end oi" the slide rest, adapted to engage the top 438 oit the cabinet, and by this means the cover may be loclred in place.

The index cards or card supporting elements C are provided with bends or hinges it adjacent their rear edges which have the projections or tongues extending under the -side Hanges 16 and 17 ot the drawer, so that the main or body portions of the cards or card` supports in each drawer are adapted to swing upwardly and rearwardly relatively to the drawer whereby one or more ot the cards can thus be swung up to expose' is pulled out and the yrear end of the pulled l out drawer to permit the cards or card supports C `to be swung upwardly to a position inclining rearwardly beyond the vertical, so that the cards will be retained in this position vby gravity, or their tendency to tall rearwardly. @wing to this arrangement, when using the cabinet as illustrated in Fig. 7, il one or more cards ot the drawer are swung upwardly to this rearwardly inclined position, it is not necessary to hold them in this position, and the user can readily examine or make entries on the cards without holding the cards which have been turned up. l/lhat we claim as our invention is:

l. ln a cabinet, the combination ot a series oil slide members arranged one above another and adapted to be moved outwardly, and means tor preventing the complete withdrawal ot the slides, said means permitting nio Miti

' lll@ lll@ said slides to swing downwardly when so moved out, with a slide rest comprising `iront and rear sections pivotally connected,

2. A cabinet having a series ot slides arlso pu led out an i ,teaser io slide member, a resilient Hangs at the rear end of said rear section to yieldingly engage the rear wall of the cabinet, and a resilientl idange at the front end of said rear section` adapted, when said Islide member is in said )is cabinet to engage aI resilient member on the l rear end oit said front section. y

3. A cabinet comprising a casing with a plurality of drawer guides s aced therein,

y a plurality of drawers slida ly supported 2o one above another on said guides to 'permit the drawers to be pulled forwardly out of the casing, 'a tail piece von each of ,said

' drawers, interengaging parts on said drawerl guides and on said tail piecesfor releasably as 'retaining said drawers inv pulledjout positions in iront of said casing, said tail.' pieces having parts cooperating with said drawer guides to ensure engagement of said interen agingl pA mentpf the tail pieces to disengage said in terengaging partswhen the tail pieces project forwardly ot the casing.

el. A cabinet comprising a' casing with a se pluralit of drawer guides spaced therein.,- a plura ity of' drawers slidably supported one above another on saidguidesrto -permit the drawers to be pulled forwardly out of I the casing, a tail` piece on each of said to drawers, interengaging parts onv said drawer f guides and on said tail pieces tor releasably retaining said drawers iny pulled out positions in front of said casing, said tail pieces having upwardly projecting i parts at their front and rear portions to prevent tilting of said 4tail. pieces wliile said drawers are losing withdrawn and `I in'ormed .to-permit upward movement. oiD ysaid tail pieces to disengage said interengaging parts when 'the tail pieces are moved to positions in which they project forwardly trom front otJ the cabinet.. y

5, A cabinet comprising a casing, drawersupporting-members' movable in the casing -ifto positions projecting forwardly in iront or casing and which are adapted to be pulled out by the drawers when the drawers pulled out and to. provide forwardly eting pivotal supports 'for the drawers, les for the drawers in said casing, intering in said casing and on seid f porting members to" ring r ovenient oiZ said members' beyond said positions, `mear Ls when said drawers 'are' arranged to permit move- -between said partitions, hooks at the front end of said cabinet between said partitions, a hinged tail piece on each ot1 said slides, a hook projecting from the underside of each ot said tail pieces and adapted to engage one of said rst-named hooks to 'releasably maintain the slides connected with the cabinet when the slides have been drawn to positions in 'front ofl said cabinet, each of said tail pieces having parts bearing on the partitions between which it slides to prevent said tail piece from being tilted while in said'cabinet and to ensureengagement of the hook-on ,said tail piece with the corresponding hook lbetween said partitions, and lformed to permit said tail p-iece to be tilted when said hooks are in engagement to .permit intentional removal oit' said tail piece from the cabinet. f

7. lin ,a cabinetthe" combination of a casinggfa' plurality oit spaced horizontal sheet metal partitions in said casing having yflanges at their iront portions forming stops proJectingabove/the horizontal planes of the partitions and 4 stiening the front' portions of the partitions, a plurality of shallowsheet metal trays larranged to slide in and out in saidcasing between said partitions, lsheet' metal tail pieces having bottoms hinged ,at their. front edges to the rear ends ci said trays and having upwardly extending flanges which cooperate with the partitions above to guide the tail pieces in -sliding movements 'ofthe trays, stops projecting downwardly below Lthe bottoms oil said tail pieces, said tail piece stops cooperating with the stops at the front portions ot said partitions to arrest outward movenfientv of said trays and to releasably retain said trays pivotally supported in front et said casing when'they are pulled out.

8. ln a cabinet, the combination of a casing, a plurality of spaced sheet metal portions forming stops i. e front portions ot the parality oi shallowV trays out in said casing een i lons, each of said trays having a a pair oi' side walls igor i of substantially dat sheet its side edges to e walls and to stiften f' metal niec gr: Vi)

ions in said casing having at ldd rfi

Menem sliding movements of the trays, stops projeeting downwardly below the bottoms of said tail pieces, saicl tail piece stopscooperating with the stops :it the front pontions of seid partitions to miest ontweicl lo movement oi? seid. trays and to releasebly retain said trays pivotally supported in front ont seid casing when they are pulled out.

lin witness whei'eot` we have hereunto set ourI henols in the i'esencel of two witnesses` JAMES ENRE? RAND, Jn. 'VERNN FRNlLllN KlNG. Vtnesses G, Binnen, E. lu. GRAY. 

